Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-assertion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: self--asser-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If his sweet-tempered wife could have got up any self-assertion against anyone, I am satisfied it could only have been because she was the Beauty’s sister."
"In place of ruthless self-assertion it demands self-restraint; in place of thrusting aside, or treading down, all competitors, it requires that the individual shall not merely respect, but shall help his fellows; its influence is directed, not so much to the survival of the fittest, as to the fitting of as many as possible to survive."
""Self-assertion is foreign to my nature, but I have to hold my ground against opposition.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English assertion English self-assertion From self- + assertion.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does self-assertion mean?: The aggressive advancement of one's own opinions or wishes.
Where does self-assertion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English assertion English self-assertion From self- + assertion.

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